香港警方破获涉虚拟货币“金粒洗钱”诈骗案件，涉案约700万港元

Odaily reported that the Hong Kong police have cracked a cross-border telephone fraud case. The criminal syndicate, impersonating mainland Chinese officials, specifically targeted mainland students studying in the UK and Australia. The fraudsters falsely claimed the victims were involved in criminal cases such as money laundering, demanding they "cooperate with the investigation" and travel to Hong Kong to purchase gold granules multiple times from jewelry stores as "guarantee money." Each transaction was kept under HKD 120,000 to circumvent gold shop registration requirements. The gang members would then collect and transfer the stolen goods. The gold granules were subsequently melted into gold bars or exchanged for cash and virtual currencies. The police have received a total of 7 related cases so far, involving approximately HKD 7 million, with the single highest loss reaching HKD 1.6 million. (Source: Wen Wei Po)